PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
AUTISM-FRIENDLY RESIDENCE
Compact rural home designed for connection with the outdoors, while allowing for enclosed and flexible interior spaces when needed. Invisible adaptations, such as ceiling ques and a central executive function station support an adult client on the autism spectrum. Program includes two bedrooms, a home office, and a workshop/greenhouse in the yard.
The home is inspired by the contour of the hilly landscape, and features a rooftop deck accessed by an external staircase featuring a perforated aluminum rail that mimics sand dunes and casts dappled light at the entrance. The large outdoor front vestibule both embraces and provides a buffer before entering the home.
SENSORY DECK
Part of the outdoor space of a proposed creative therapy center. The center’s windows are placed at strategic heights in order to interact with the sensory deck and garden below.
The deck features shadow-casting natural stone and colored glass encased in gabions, a floating deck surrounded by a reflecting pool with water plants, proprioception arcs, a seating space, scented flowers, and posts for interchangeable and interactive sensory installations.
